I decided to just keep going and hope that the weaving around it would change my perception of it.
I am now up to the sky, having put in my interpretation of the collage - which just means that I didn't really do what was on the collage.
I am going to have some problems with the sky. The photo has a clear blue sky, the collage has lots of blue with white torn edges of the paper. Unfortunately, I don't seem to have used much blue in past tapestries. I have lots of whites and greys, some greenish blue and a tiny bit of stronger blue.
What do do about this?? Decisions, decisions. Will I just use what I have, as I have done so far - and that has meant a colour change as I go as I have used up the original colours - or will I get out the blue cones I have and make some colours that will fit my two images better?
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Hi mary
just looking out my window to check, and yes as usual the mass of water out there generally reflects the colours of the sky: overcast day it is a bit darker, sunny day it is a touch brighter, but all in all the colours of the water are a reflection of the colours of the sky. So I am wondering if you can just tweak the colours you used for your water with a slight strand of 'blue" whether purplish or turquoise, and build it from there? cheers M
Thanks theregatha,
Good idea. I will try to use the colours I have but they are often in very small amounts, so I will have to introduce some new blues. I'll try to only use ones I have used before. I really should have finished my old house tapestry, I would have lots of blue then - I am about ready to do the sky on that one.
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